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Imanaga strikes out 11 and Swanson homers with 4 RBIs to lead Cubs over A's 9-2
Shota Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson homered while tying his season high with four RBIs and Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday night. Chicago (77-73) remained five games behind the New York Mets (82-68) for the final NL… Read
Coe vies with six rivals for IOC presidency
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe is the highest profile of the seven candidates to have declared on Monday their bid to succeed International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. Coe will face stiff opposition from, among others, Kirsty Coventry, bidding to become the first woman and African to head the IOC,… Read
Japan halts gene research of athletes amid privacy concerns
A Japanese national sports institution has halted its investigation into the relationship between the genes of top athletes and their performance as well as injury risk, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. The Japan Institute of Sports Sciences launched the study in fiscal 2017, but concerns grew internally… Read
Ronaldo misses Al Nassr draw in Asian Champions League opener
Al Nassr struggled in Cristiano Ronaldo's absence on Monday, when the Saudi club kicked off the revamped Asian Champions League with a 1-1 draw against Al Shorta in Iraq. Al Nassr captain Ronaldo did not travel with the squad for the match in Baghdad, with the club issuing a statement… Read
Judge is awesome, so is Ohtani, but it's the balanced Diamondbacks who have MLB's best offense
Aaron Judge is mashing homers at an astounding pace for the New York Yankees. Shohei Ohtani provides the same type of thump for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But it’s the Arizona Diamondbacks who have the best offense in the big leagues — by quite a bit. The Diamondbacks came into… Read
A rough Sunday for some of the NFL's best teams in 2023 led to the three biggest upsets: Analysis
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. It was a rough Sunday for some of the NFL’s best teams in 2023. The 49ers were stymied by the Vikings on the road. The Cowboys got destroyed by the… Read
A new era in Asian soccer begins Monday when the AFC Champions League Elite debuts
The first edition of the AFC Champions League Elite begins Monday with stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Riyad Mahrez looking to lead their Saudi Arabian clubs to success in Asia. Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli are among the favorites to win next May’s final and reinforce the ambitions of… Read
Japan to face Fiji in Pacific final after romping past Samoa
Japan set up a Pacific Nations Cup final showdown with defending champions Fiji after sweeping aside Samoa with a rampant 49-27 win in Tokyo on Sunday. Japan scored four tries in the first half and three in the second of the semifinal to give Eddie Jones his third straight win… Read
Arsenal weathers pressure to beat Tottenham 1-0 in feisty north London derby
Arsenal left archrival Tottenham’s stadium with a win for the third season in a row after Gabriel Magalhaes' second-half header settled a feisty and physical north London derby in the Premier League on Sunday. Tottenham had Arsenal pegged back for much of the game but couldn’t make its chances count… Read
Cool Piastri wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri delivered a cool performance on and off the track on Sunday after his measured drive to win a tense and dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix lifted McLaren past Red Bull in the race for the constructors’ championship. His win ended Red Bull's more than two-year domination and confirmed that… Read
